The Politics of Agenda Setting - 9781138738034

Name: The Politics of Agenda Setting - 9781138738034
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

This title was first published in 2000. A timely look at the politics of agenda setting in relation to the car, under both the Conservative and Labour governments since the late 1980s. > This title was first published in 2000. A timely look at the politics of agenda setting in relation to the car, under both the Conservative and Labour governments since the late 1980s. > Contents: Introduction; Agenda setting: a review of the literature; History: from the un-politics to the new politics of transport; Problem centered models of agenda setting; Actor centered models of agenda setting; The European Union and national transport policy; Local authorities and the transport agenda under Major: the qualified rise of power dependency in central-local relations; Conclusion; Postscript: new labour and the politics of transport; Bibliography. > \u2019...an important contribution to our understanding of transport politics and policy.\u2019 Professor Wyn Grant, University of Warwick, UK